Since I am hatching in the spring I was thinking I could keep one rooster and hatch some of my Mutt eggs and then process him later. I think Silver laced wyndotte X EE , Silver laced wyndotteX golden laced wyndotte, Silver laced wyndotteX salmon Favorrel, and Silver Laced wyndotteX Cuckoo marans. Would all be realy cool crosses.

Actually, I'm discovering that I prefer processing no more than 5 birds at a time. I have a little skinning station that sets up in under 5 minutes, and because I skin them and don't pluck them, the whole process only takes about 15 minutes. Doing more than 5 at once gets to be a chore; it seems like I can do the 5, and still have time to do other chores, in one evening after work.

I'm glad I came across this topic. I was wondering when to butcher one of our roos. He is a white plymouth rock, 16 weeks old. He is big, but I want to butcher him right at his peak before he eats anymore feed! Could I do it now, or will he still grow a little bit?